Chatham washroom sealing
Sealing in commercial washrooms, showers, kitchens and wet areas in Chatham and across Medway. CHAS accredited and fully insured, with a 12-month guarantee.
- Open joints at the base of cubicle panels
- Washrooms that look worn because of the sealant
- Sealant lifting along a tray edge
Washroom sealing for Chatham sites
Share the site address and what’s failing, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote or arrange a visit.
Aftercare for building managers
Regular inspection catches problems early. Specifically:
- Respect the cure time before reopening each room
- Keep extract fans working and vents clear
- Keep a record of which washrooms need attention
- Clear standing water from shower floors where possible
Squeegeeing showers and trays after heavy use helps. Standing water on a joint all day shortens its life.
Mouldy sealant only gets harder to ignore and users notice. Dealing with it while it’s just the sealant keeps it simple.
About our washroom sealing in Chatham
Facilities managers, contractors and building owners have used us for washroom sealing for over 20 years. Our applicators are CSCS-carded, and we are CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member. There is public liability insurance behind every job. Every resealed washroom carries our 12-month guarantee. We work on IPS panels and cubicles, kitchens and tea points and urinals and WCs, and the usual reasons a site gets in touch are failed joints along IPS and cubicle panels and complaints from staff, guests or users about tired washrooms. A single leaking joint is often how a building in Chatham first comes to us: we look at the rest while we’re there and tell you what we find.
Retail parks, shopping centres and business parks around large towns like Chatham have customer and staff toilets that rarely close. We plan resealing in phases so facilities stay open.
Every job is signed off with a 12-month guarantee. The promise is simple: if our work fails within that year, we put it right.
Quoting for work in Chatham
Sealant work doesn’t have a standard rate, since sites vary so much. What we take into account:
- Travel to remote or island sites
- Site requirements such as inductions and permits
- Whether the work must be split into stages
- The total length or number of joints
Access can matter as much as the joints themselves: easy-to-reach joints are quicker than those that need equipment to get to. Mention the access as part of your enquiry.
Details that help us quote
Diagnosis starts before we arrive. Tell us:
- What the building is and how it’s used
- Anything awkward about access or site hours
- Asbestos survey details if the building is older
- Where the site is, with the postcode
A handful of photographs and a postcode is the fastest way to a quote. Send them through the quote form, or speak to us on 01277 525 020 or send photos by email if you’d rather talk the job through.
Why deal with it now?
Open or mouldy joints are hard to keep hygienic, and in kitchens, clinics and schools that is a real concern. Sound, smooth joints are much easier to keep clean. In a town the size of Chatham, traffic, footfall and weather keep working on a failed joint. Acting early keeps it a sealant job.
The specified product makes a difference, and so does the preparation, from cutting out to priming and backing rod. Access, phasing and site rules also count.
What you get with us
- Our applicators hold CSCS cards
- A fixed quote before work starts
- CHAS accredited contractor
- A range of standard colours, depending on the product
Read what affects the cost or our accreditations and insurance.
Other services in Chatham
Washroom sealing around Chatham: what changes locally
At about 29 miles from central London, Chatham is within reach of the capital. Washrooms in commuter-belt offices take constant weekday traffic, and resealing in phases keeps facilities available. There are several hotels within about 2 miles of Chatham. En suite bathrooms, staff changing rooms and kitchens all need their sanitary silicone renewed in time. Rooms are done in turn so most stay available.
For a campus such as University for the Creative Arts - Rochester, 1.8 miles to the north-west of Chatham, showers in residences and washrooms in teaching blocks can be programmed around term dates. Colleges such as MidKent College Gillingham Campus, 2.6 miles north of Chatham, have toilets, changing rooms and catering kitchens that can be resealed around term dates. En suites at hotels like Bridgewood Manor Hotel, 1.3 miles south-west of Chatham, are cleaned daily, which wears silicone over time.
Chatham is about 29 miles east of London, in Medway. If you are looking for washroom sealing in Chatham, we can help, as we do across Medway. 54 places across Medway fall within our area, Chatham among them. Our London page has more on work in that area.
Postcode districts covered here: ME5, ME4, ME7 and ME1 for washrooms and wet areas. Buildings on Luton High Street, Market Place and High Street are within our area. Main routes into Chatham include the A2 and A229, useful when we plan access and materials. We also cover Luton (1 mile north), Hale (1 mile north-east), Darland (1 mile east), Capstone (1 mile east) and Walderslade (1 mile south). Nearby towns on our patch include Rochester (3 miles north-west), Rainham (3 miles east), Strood (3 miles north-west), Park Wood (3 miles east), Twydall (3 miles north-east) and Hoo St Werburgh (5 miles north). Chatham is one of the busier places in Medway, and we take on washrooms and wet areas for its commercial and public buildings.
Near you in Chatham
Locally, jobs take us to sites close to The Huntsman pub, Walderslade Girls' School and Darland Banks and the streets around them. Chatham’s nearest station is Chatham station, roughly 1.7 miles north of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Six Poor Travellers House (2.5 miles north-west) and Rochester Castle (2.6 miles north-west). Not far away are Blue Bell Hill and Burham Down.
Questions we’re asked in Chatham
Do hotels near Chatham have to close for sealant work?
Almost never. The work is phased so most rooms stay available. Housekeeping and our team agree each day’s rooms.
Could you schedule work at a campus like University for the Creative Arts - Rochester for the vacation?
Yes. Education sites usually want the work in vacations or in phases during term, and we plan to suit. We are CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, and paperwork such as RAMS is confirmed with the quote.
Do you guarantee washroom sealing?
There is a 12-month guarantee on our workmanship backed by public liability insurance.
Is old silicone taken out first?
The failed bead is always removed. New silicone won’t stick to the old so a bead over the top fails quickly.
Are you CHAS accredited and on Constructionline?
Yes. We are CHAS accredited and a Constructionline member, which helps with supplier vetting.
Is Chatham in your area?
Yes. We take on work across Chatham, and the same phone number covers every area.
Is colour matching possible?
Often, yes. Sealants are made in a wide range of standard colours, and matching to RAL references or nearby finishes is commonly requested. We’ll confirm the colours available for the specified product.
Owners, agents and contractors
Hotels, schools, healthcare sites, offices and retail units book us directly too. We plan around the way the building is used, so guests, pupils, patients or staff are disturbed as little as possible.
Planned maintenance programmes are welcome: resealing failed joints building by building, on a schedule that suits your budget. Chatham can form part of a wider programme.
Should maintenance staff do it?
Certain joints really need a specialist: for example fire-rated seals that must match a tested detail, trafficked floor joints and external movement joints. A poor seal in places like these tends to cost more to put right later.
Site maintenance staff can often handle a short internal joint. Where it goes wrong is preparation: new sealant over old, damp or dusty faces, or the wrong product for the movement.
From enquiry to sign-off
Our CSCS-carded applicators arrive with the sealants, primers and backing rod the job calls for. Joint faces are cleaned back to sound, dry surfaces, primer goes on where the manufacturer specifies it, and each bead is tooled to a neat concave finish. In a large town like Chatham, work on busy buildings is planned area by area, keeping disruption low. Send drawings or photos and we will set out a phasing plan with the quote.
- We survey each room, count the joints and note anything behind them that needs another trade.
- We agree which rooms close and when, so users always have somewhere to go.
- We strip out the old bead and clean off the residue left behind.
- We clean and dry every surface so the new sealant can grip.
- New sanitary silicone with anti-mould additives goes in and is tooled neat.
- Rooms reopen after the product’s cure time, and we move to the next.
Preparing the site
- Point out any areas we must not close
- Confirm the product named in the specification
- Tell us your opening times and when work is allowed
Getting a fixed quote
Need a figure for a tender or a budget? We’ll quote against your scope and drawings that you can work with. For a chat about it beforehand, speak to us on 01277 525 020 or email a schedule or drawings.